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The temperature of the oxygen gas is 243.75 K.
Using ideal gas law to explain the answer, the absolute temperature of the gas will decrease if the number of moles of the gas increases and it will increase if the volume and/or pressure of the gas increases.
Answer:
To increase the yield of H₂ we would use a low temperature.
For an exothermic reaction such as this, decreasing temperature increases the value of K and the amount of products at equilibrium. Low temperature increases the value of K and the amount of products at equilibrium.
Explanation:
Let´s consider the following reaction:
CO(g) + H₂O(g) ⇌ CO₂(g) + H₂(g)
When a system at equilibrium is disturbed, the response of the system is explained by Le Chatelier's Principle: <em>If a system at equilibrium suffers a perturbation (in temperature, pressure, concentration), the system will shift its equilibrium position to counteract such perturbation</em>.
In this case, we have an exothermic reaction (ΔH° < 0). We can imagine heat as one of the products. If we decrease the temperature, the system will try to raise it favoring the forward reaction to release heat and, at the same time, increasing the yield of H₂. By having more products, the value of the equilibrium constant K increases.
We will use Arrehenius equation
lnK = lnA -( Ea / RT)
R = gas constant = 8.314 J / mol K
T = temperature = 25 C = 298 K
A = frequency factor
ln A = ln (1.5×10 ^11) = 25.73
Ea = activation energy = 56.9 kj/mol = 56900 J / mol
lnK = 25.73 - (56900 / 8.314 X 298) = 2.76
Taking antilog
K = 15.8
